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BRIDGEWATER, N.J. – Somerset County Prosecutor John P. McDonald, Somerset County Prosecutor’s Office Chief of County Detectives Francisco Roman, Jr. and Bridgewater Township Chief of Police John Mitzak announced an unattended death investigation into a deceased person found in a residence on Crawford Court on Wednesday, June 11, 2025, in the Township of Bridgewater.
Prosecutor McDonald stated that on Wednesday, June 11, 2025, at approximately 1:07 p.m., Bridgewater Police Officers were dispatched to a residence on Crawford Court in response to a 911 call for a welfare check. Upon gaining entry to the residence, officers located an individual in advanced stages of decomposition. This individual was pronounced deceased. Detectives from the Bridgewater Police Department along with detectives from the Somerset County Prosecutor’s Office Major Crimes Unit and Crime Scene Investigation Unit responded to the scene to investigate. Investigators from the New Jersey Northern Regional Medical Examiner’s Office also responded to the scene to investigate. No threats to the public have been identified from this investigation.
The unattended death remains under investigation by detectives from the Somerset County Prosecutor’s Office Major Crimes Unit and the Bridgewater Police Department pending a positive identification, autopsy report and toxicology report from the New Jersey Northern Regional Medical Examiner’s Office.
Prosecutor McDonald, Chief Roman, and Chief Mitzak request anyone with information relating to this investigation to contact the Somerset County Prosecutors Office Major Crimes Unit at (908) 231-7100 or the Bridgwater Township Police Department at (908) 722-4111 or via the STOPit app. The STOPit app allows citizens to provide anonymous reports including videos and photos. STOPit can be downloaded to your smart phone for free at the Google Play Store or Apple App Store, access code: SOMERSETNJ. Information can also be provided through the Somerset County Crime Stoppers’ Tip Line at 1-888-577-TIPS (8477). All anonymous STOPit reports, and Crime Stopper tips will be kept confidential.
NOTE: The following information is based on a preliminary and ongoing investigation, which continues to evolve as investigators interview witnesses, review physical and electronic records, and analyze forensic evidence. The Somerset County Prosecutor’s Office’s understanding of the facts and circumstances may change as additional evidence is collected and analyzed.
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